Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

16.9°C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	141	145	154	173	200	200	206	211	255	299	324	346	346	337	308	284	257	257	233	233	188	210	147	119	106	100
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	S	S	S	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	2:20AM1.80m				2:57PM1.97m				3:28AM1.77m				3:59PM1.94m					4:34AM1.78m				4:58PM1.93m				5:34AM1.82m
Low Tide			8:34AM0.30m				9:21PM0.36m				9:39AM0.36m					10:24PM0.34m				10:42AM0.38m				11:23PM0.30m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	15	14	14	15	16	14	15	14	14	15	16	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	N 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	141	145	154	13	13	12	206	211	255	299	15	346	346	337	308	284	257	257	233	233	188	210	147	119	106	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	E 15	E 16	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 17	N 7	N 7
kJ	13	13	13	4	4	5	11	11	11	11	3	3	3	4	2	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	44	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	—	N 11	N 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	N 20	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 10
kJ	5	5	2	—	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	4	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	2	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 6	N 7	N 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	173	200	200	—	—	—	—	324	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	52	37	33	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	127	82	14	14	127	152	152	127	14	0	82	82	82	82	10	10	10	7	3	0	7	147	74	32	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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